Cut Carbon Not Forests
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A campaign to remove subsidies from companies that burn trees for electricity. Join us in asking the UK to redirect biomass subsidies to real clean energy.
Joined September 2019
Drax probed by financial watchdog - more questions for the energy giant that burns trees. #CutCarbonNotForests.
news.sky.com
The probe intensifies scrutiny of Drax, which is subsidised by bill payers to burn wood to create electricity - an energy source deemed "important" but whose environmental benefits are disputed.
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Certifying biomass from the forest as "sustainable" is meaningless, finds new report. #CutCarbonNotForests.
news.mongabay.com
The Sustainable Biomass Program (SBP) is a leading global biomass certification scheme offering assurances to end users (especially nations in the EU and Asia) that biomass (especially wood pellets...
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Solar is on the march in the UK. We don't need dirty biomass. #CutCarbonNotForests.
ft.com
Good weather and rapidly proliferating farms mean solar generation is at record levels
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SPOILER ALERT 🚨. Ember think tank estimate up to £43 billion over its lifetime.
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If the public think Sizewell C is expensive, wait until they hear about how much a Bioenergy Carbon Capture plant would cost. 🔥💸.
telegraph.co.uk
Energy Secretary approves nuclear plant despite bill rocketing from earlier £20bn estimate
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A court order in Estonia saves an old forest from being cut down and turned into energy. The global fightback against biomass continues. #CutCarbonNotForests.
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What's going to happen to biomass power generation (all sources) in several key countries, for all plants > 250MW. Current Operating Capacity Today through to all Operating + Planned Capacity. Source: Global Energy Monitor.
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In 2024 Drax was still the UK's highest carbon polluter - by a larger margin. Analysis by Ember think tank.
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Want to get into biomass burning?. We've done our research and put together our top 3️⃣ tips for how to burn the world's forests in power stations. 🎯🌳🔥. #CutCarbonNotForests
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Alex Sobel MP says he agrees with Dale Vince that the Government should stop paying Drax to burn trees. Cutting down forests to feed Drax incurs a huge carbon cost | Drax | The Guardian #CutCarbonNotForests.
theguardian.com
Letters: Alex Sobel MP writes paying Drax billions of pounds to burn forests is not a coherent climate strategy; Tom Blandford suggests Drax is a stepping stone to a low carbon future; Peg Putt...
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It's far better to put effort into changing how we heat our homes and travel. But billions spent on burning trees in power stations are a waste of money. #CutCarbonNotForests.
bbc.co.uk
But the Climate Change Committee warns there's still a long way to go for the UK to reach net zero by 2050.
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To conclude our exploration of the amazing sustainable technology - bioenergy - here's one of the 'sustainably managed' forests the wood comes from. #CutCarbonNotForests
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Here's a US pellet mill that produces biomass, which is then sent to UK power stations. Isn't it incredible that cutting down forests, turning them into pellets, shipping them thousands of miles, and setting them on fire, is completely carbon neutral?!. #CutCarbonNotForests
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We're learning so much about bioenergy - here's one of the trucks that carries trees from the forest so as they can be turned into 'sustainable' wood pellets. #CutCarbonNotForests
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The UK burns wood pellets in its power stations. Those wood pellets are made in mills in SE US, often in the heart of, or right next to, communities. They pollute people's air and contribute to health issues, and regularly breach environmental permits. #CutCarbonNotForests
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This week we're continuing our delve into bioenergy - a new technology that promises to create 'clean' power by burning forests. #CutCarbonNotForests
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